diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8903.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8903.c
index f5d47c8e540..7261a68aac6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8903.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8903.c
@@ -1895,9 +1895,7 @@ static void wm8903_free_gpio(struct wm8903_priv *wm8903)
 static int wm8903_probe(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 {
 	struct wm8903_priv *wm8903 = snd_soc_codec_get_drvdata(codec);
-	struct wm8903_platform_data *pdata = wm8903->pdata;
 	int ret;
-	int trigger, irq_pol;
 	u16 val;
 
 	wm8903->codec = codec;
@@ -1909,32 +1907,6 @@ static int wm8903_probe(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	if (wm8903->irq) {
-		if (pdata->irq_active_low) {
-			trigger = IRQF_TRIGGER_LOW;
-			irq_pol = WM8903_IRQ_POL;
-		} else {
-			trigger = IRQF_TRIGGER_HIGH;
-			irq_pol = 0;
-		}
-
-		snd_soc_update_bits(codec, WM8903_INTERRUPT_CONTROL,
-				    WM8903_IRQ_POL, irq_pol);
-		
-		ret = request_threaded_irq(wm8903->irq, NULL, wm8903_irq,
-					   trigger | IRQF_ONESHOT,
-					   "wm8903", wm8903);
-		if (ret != 0) {
-			dev_err(codec->dev, "Failed to request IRQ: %d\n",
-				ret);
-			return ret;
-		}
-
-		/* Enable write sequencer interrupts */
-		snd_soc_update_bits(codec, WM8903_INTERRUPT_STATUS_1_MASK,
-				    WM8903_IM_WSEQ_BUSY_EINT, 0);
-	}
-
 	/* power on device */
 	wm8903_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_STANDBY);
 
@@ -1975,11 +1947,7 @@ static int wm8903_probe(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 /* power down chip */
 static int wm8903_remove(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 {
-	struct wm8903_priv *wm8903 = snd_soc_codec_get_drvdata(codec);
-
 	wm8903_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_OFF);
-	if (wm8903->irq)
-		free_irq(wm8903->irq, wm8903);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2089,8 +2057,9 @@ static __devinit int wm8903_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 {
 	struct wm8903_platform_data *pdata = dev_get_platdata(&i2c->dev);
 	struct wm8903_priv *wm8903;
+	int trigger;
 	bool mic_gpio = false;
-	unsigned int val;
+	unsigned int val, irq_pol;
 	int ret, i;
 
 	wm8903 = devm_kzalloc(&i2c->dev,  sizeof(struct wm8903_priv),
@@ -2108,7 +2077,6 @@ static __devinit int wm8903_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 	}
 
 	i2c_set_clientdata(i2c, wm8903);
-	wm8903->irq = i2c->irq;
 
 	/* If no platform data was supplied, create storage for defaults */
 	if (pdata) {
@@ -2202,6 +2170,33 @@ static __devinit int wm8903_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 
 	wm8903->mic_delay = pdata->micdet_delay;
 
+	if (i2c->irq) {
+		if (pdata->irq_active_low) {
+			trigger = IRQF_TRIGGER_LOW;
+			irq_pol = WM8903_IRQ_POL;
+		} else {
+			trigger = IRQF_TRIGGER_HIGH;
+			irq_pol = 0;
+		}
+
+		regmap_update_bits(wm8903->regmap, WM8903_INTERRUPT_CONTROL,
+				   WM8903_IRQ_POL, irq_pol);
+
+		ret = request_threaded_irq(i2c->irq, NULL, wm8903_irq,
+					   trigger | IRQF_ONESHOT,
+					   "wm8903", wm8903);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			dev_err(wm8903->dev, "Failed to request IRQ: %d\n",
+				ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		/* Enable write sequencer interrupts */
+		regmap_update_bits(wm8903->regmap,
+				   WM8903_INTERRUPT_STATUS_1_MASK,
+				   WM8903_IM_WSEQ_BUSY_EINT, 0);
+	}
+
 	ret = snd_soc_register_codec(&i2c->dev,
 			&soc_codec_dev_wm8903, &wm8903_dai, 1);
 	if (ret != 0)
@@ -2216,6 +2211,8 @@ static __devexit int wm8903_i2c_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	struct wm8903_priv *wm8903 = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 
+	if (client->irq)
+		free_irq(client->irq, wm8903);
 	wm8903_free_gpio(wm8903);
 	snd_soc_unregister_codec(&client->dev);